International Marxist Review

International Marxist Review was an English-language political journal produced in connection with the reunified Fourth International, an international tendency within the revolutionary socialist and Trotskyist tradition. It was launched in 1982, at the same time as the relaunch of the organization's French-language sister publication, Quatrième Internationale. The journal served as a forum for theoretical discussion, political analysis, historical interpretation, and assessments of contemporary struggles relevant to Marxist organizations and activists. Across its publication run, International Marxist Review addressed a broad range of subjects. Its themes included the need for an international revolutionary organization, the political experience of France under François Mitterrand, the Black revolt and anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, land and class questions in Latin America, feminism, the legacy of Antonio Gramsci, the lessons of the Grenada revolution, the significance of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, revolutionary strategy in Europe, and the political consequences of European integration. Later issues examined the national question in the Soviet Union, Central America, environmental politics, Spain and Ireland, the post-perestroika crisis, Poland, China, Yugoslavia, market ideology, the United States left, and changes in the capitalist labor process. Fifteen issues were published between 1982 and 1995. Issues 11 and 12 appeared as a combined volume and contained documents from the 1991 World Congress of the Fourth International. The journal therefore combined original analysis with internal movement documents and historical or strategic reflection. Its publishing program reflected the changing political environment of the 1980s and early 1990s, including the development of mass movements against apartheid, debates over feminism and national self-determination, the restructuring of the international economy, and the collapse or transformation of state-socialist regimes. In 1995, International Marxist Review was merged into International Viewpoint, another English-language publication associated with the Fourth International. The corresponding French-language publication, Quatrième Internationale, was merged into Critique Communiste, the theoretical journal of the Revolutionary Communist League. The International Marxist Review title is consequently no longer an active periodical brand. The journal was issued under ISSN 0269-3739 and ISSN 1024-8234. An earlier publication with the same name, produced by Michel Pablo's Revolutionary Marxist Tendency of the Fourth International, appeared in 1971 and 1972 and should be distinguished from the 1982–1995 journal covered by this entry.

International Marxist Review emerged in 1982 as the English-language theoretical and analytical journal of the reunified Fourth International. Its creation coincided with the relaunch of Quatrième Internationale, the organization's French-language sister publication. The two journals were part of a broader effort to provide regular theoretical material and political analysis for an international revolutionary socialist movement. The journal's subject matter reflected both Marxist theory and the immediate political concerns of the 1980s and early 1990s. Early issues discussed the rationale for a revolutionary international, the political situation in France under François Mitterrand, the Black revolt in South Africa, anti-apartheid and class struggles, and land relations in Latin America. Other issues explored the development of feminism, Antonio Gramsci's political legacy, the experience of Grenada, Gorbachev's reforms, and revolutionary strategy in Europe. As the international political context changed, the journal turned to European integration, the national question in the Soviet Union, Central America, environmental politics, and national questions in the Spanish state and Ireland. A combined issue, numbered 11/12, published documents from the 1991 World Congress of the Fourth International. Subsequent material considered the consequences of perestroika in the Soviet Union and developments in Poland, China, and Yugoslavia. The final issue examined capitalism's emerging economic order and the restructuring of the labor process, alongside debates about market ideology, feminism, and the United States left. Fifteen issues were produced in total. In 1995, the title was merged into International Viewpoint, ending its independent publication history. At the same time, Quatrième Internationale was merged into Critique Communiste, the theoretical journal of the Revolutionary Communist League. The journal carried ISSN 0269-3739 and ISSN 1024-8234. A separate earlier publication also called International Marxist Review had been issued in 1971 and 1972 by Michel Pablo's Revolutionary Marxist Tendency of the Fourth International; that earlier title is distinct from the 1982–1995 periodical.

• 1995

  Publication merged into International Viewpoint

  [1]International Marxist Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  After fifteen issues, International Marxist Review ceased as a separate title and was merged into International Viewpoint.

• 1991

  World Congress documents published

  [1]International Marxist Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  The combined eleventh and twelfth issues published documents from the 1991 World Congress of the Fourth International.

• 1982

  Journal launched

  [1]International Marxist Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  The English-language International Marxist Review began publication as a journal of the reunified Fourth International, alongside the relaunch of Quatrième Internationale.

• 1971

  Earlier publication with the same title appears

  [1]International Marxist Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  An earlier International Marxist Review was produced by Michel Pablo's Revolutionary Marxist Tendency of the Fourth International in 1971 and 1972. It predates the journal covered by this entry.

An English-language theoretical and analytical periodical for the political discussions, strategic debates, and historical analysis of the reunified Fourth International and its wider revolutionary socialist audience.

• Political and theoretical journal · 1982

  International Marxist Review

  The journal's principal and only known product line was its run of fifteen English-language issues published from 1982 to 1995. The issues combined Marxist theory, international political analysis, historical interpretation, discussion of social movements, and documents from the Fourth International. Topics ranged from anti-apartheid struggles and feminism to European integration, national questions, the Soviet crisis, environmental politics, and changes in capitalist production.

• 1995

  Consolidation with International ViewpointM&A

  Background

  After fifteen issues, the Fourth International ended International Marxist Review as a standalone English-language title.

  Action taken

  The journal was merged into International Viewpoint. Its French-language sister publication, Quatrième Internationale, was merged separately into Critique Communiste.

  Aftermath

  International Marxist Review became a defunct title, while its publishing function continued through International Viewpoint.

  Source

1. 1International Marxist Reviewen.wikipedia.org